Key-ring.



1.1-. KILLION.

KEY RING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1915.

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U lid. irZtEhiT JOHN F. KiLLION', (3F ATTLEBOBU, REASSACHUSETTS.

KEY-RING.

Application filed September 9, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat 1, JOHN F. KILLION, citizen of the United States, andresident of the city of Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invent-ed certain new and useful improvements inKey-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

ihis invention relates to key rings, and has for its object to provide arin for carrying keys and having two separate loops, one for the mainbunch of keys and the other for the key which is of special importanceto separate it from the rest.

A further object of this invention is the simplicity, durability andpracticability 1n the construction of such a ring which is that ofproviding a body portion having a main loop and an auxiliary loop eachformed of spring wire and having one of their ends pivoted in said body,the free end of each being adapted to swing open to receive the keys andthen swing back to be engaged and held in said body portion.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully de' scribed, andparticularly pointed out in the a ended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1.- is a side elevation showing mycompound key ring with the two separate key receiving loops in closedposition. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the two key receiving loopmembers in open position ready to receive the keys, and the body portionpartly in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the bodv portionwhich is substantially U shaped in cross section.

Referring to the drawings 10 designates the body portion which ispreferably constructed of a strip of sheet metal bent into substantiallyU shape in cross section, the same having two side walls and a bridgeportion 11 which latter is provided with openings 12 and'13therethrough.

The main loop member 14: is preferably constructed of wire preferablysquare in cross section one end 15 being pivoted at 16 between the sidewalls 17 of the body memher, the free end 18 of this wire loop beingnotched as at 19 thus forming a protuberance 20 at the end thereof, thewire itself being preferably of spring metal and the ends normally standapart a distance greater than the width of the body portion, wherebyPatented Dec, 28, 1911.5.

Serial No. 49,812.

when it is desired to close this loop it is necessary to spring the end18 inward and swing the whole so as to bring the protuberance inside ofthe body portion and pass the same into the opening 13 in the bridgeportion. The inherent spring in the wire forcing the protuberance intothe opening thereby securely locking this free end into the bodyportion.

A feature of my invention is that in addition to providing a large loopfor carrying the bulk of the bunch of keys, I have pro-- vided a smallerloop 20 which serves a double purpose, first this latter loop is adaptedfor carrying the special key which it is desired to separate from thebunch, such for instance, as the latch key for the house, whereby it maybe readily selected by the sense of touch when the keys are taken fromthe pocket at night. A further object of this auxiliary loop is that itserves as a bale to which the key chain 21 may be attached. Theconstruction of this smaller loop member is similar to that of thelarger loop member, as it has one end 2:2 pivoted at 23 in the bodyportion, and its opposite end is notched as at 24, providing aprotuberance 25, and the wire of the loop is made of spring material,whereby when it is desired to close the same the free end is pressedinward and swung downward to carry the same into the body portion andcause the protuberance 25 to enter the opening 12 therein.

By this construction it will be seen that the ring is formed of butthree parts which constitute, the two loop wires and the body portion,thus forming a compound key ring that is very neat in appearance, strongand durable and inexpensive in construction, yet one which is adapted toseparate the special key from the bunch. When it is desired to openeither of the loop members the same is grasped between the thumb andfinger and pressed inward to contract the loop and withdraw theprotuberance from engagement with its openin It is not intended to limitthis invention to the specific construction and arrangement herein shownand described as the details of construction may be varied withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention.

1 claim:

1. A key ring comprising a body member, a main loop member and anauxiliary loop member, each formed of spring Wire and each pivotedindependently of each other at one of their ends insaid body, theopposite ends of each loop being adapted to enter said body and means insaid body for securely retaining the ends of said loops therein. 7

2. A key ring of the class described, comprising a body member havingtwo sides joined by abridge portion, a main loop and an auxiliary loopboth of spring Wire, each having one'end pivoted between said sides, thefree end of each being adapted to enter said body and engage thebridgeportion thereof and be retained therein by pressure 15 of the inherentspring in the ire.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses,7

JOHN F. KILLION. Witnesses HOWARD E. BARBA, A. l MAGREADY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

